Scotland Act 1998 Explanatory Notes

Exceptions from Reservation

The exceptions to the reservation relate to the subject-matter of:

(a)

Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which makes provision for the control of pollution;

(b)

sections 53 and 54 of the Coal Industry Act 1994 which cover environmental duties in relation to planning approval and obligations to restore land affected by coal-mining operations.

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